The Altarum Institute has released briefs covering spending and prices for the health care sector for 2018 to date.
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Waystar, a revenue cycle management software company, is acquiring Ovation Revenue Cycle Services, which was owned by UPMC health system. Give them a hand.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/waystar-to-acquire-transaction-services-business-from-upmcs-ovation-adding-enhanced-claims-monitoring-capabilities-to-platform-300722668.htmlA paper at the National Bureau of Economics finds that making health care free does indeed increase utilization.
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Medical device firm ResMed, which has largely focussed on respiratory health, is buying Propeller Health, which has an app and disease management program to help with breathing issues, for $225 million? Okay, if you say so.
https://www.pehub.com/2018/12/resmed-to-buy-digital-therapeutics-firm-propeller-health-for-225-mln/A New England Journal of Medicine article summarizes the current status of Medicare Advantage.
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